Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-04

by no means confined to speculative circles
The actual consumption of wool, cotton,
iron, coal, copper and nearly all the great
staples, proves that industrial activity dur
ing the past six months has been very
great, and productive industry has been
carried on during that period in this coun-
try on larger scale than ever before.
Louisiana Oranges.
CHICAGO, January 3d.-The Times New
Orleans special says: The orange crop of
Louisiana is all harvested and marketed.
1t is as predicted, about one-tenth of an
average crop, and oranges are retailing now
| at 80 to so cents dozen, against 10 to 80
cents at this time last year, and are scarce
even at these figures. There will be none
| for shipment North, as usual. In fact, a
great many Florida oranges have been i'm
| ported and for sale here this year, decided
novelty in New Orleans, which has hereto
| fore been an exporter
One of Those Texas Events.
GALVESTON, January 3d.-A special to
| the Neips from Catulla, Tex, says: George
| Hill, one of the Commissioners of La Sale
county and leading citizen of the town of
| Twohig, was assassinated here last night.
Mr.. Hill was an important witness at a
| Coroner's inquest on the recent killing of
| Sheriff Mckinney. He was shot three
times, but lived long enough to state that
his assassins were Captain Silas Hay and
Frank r. Hall. Captain Hay was the
| father-in-law of the late Sheriff Mckinney.
The State Rangers and local authorities are
securing the country in search of the as
sassins, who fled Immediately after firing
on their victim.
Big Railroad Case Decided.
CLEVELAND, January 3d.-Judges Jones
and Hamilton decided the big Nickle Plate
case this morning The case was one in
which suit was brought against the New
York, Chicago e st. Louis Railroad Com
pany by the Union Trust Company of New
York, trustees for the second mortgage
bondholders, for $10000,000. The Court
maintained that the first mortgage, held by
the Central Trust Company. as trustees,
was illegal, and that the bondholders under
| that mortgage are general creditors to the
amount of $15,000,0O0. The Court also
ordered the sale of the road under the sec.
ond mortgage.
Stanford's Coming Speech.
WASHINGTON. January Ex-senator Stan.
ford is engaged in the preparation of Q
| speech against the interstate commerce bill
| He has digested the principal speeches that
i nave Uctu luduC OQ UOlll SlOCS vi IlO 4uCo-
| ton, and will base his arguments largely
| upon his practical experience as a railroad
| builder and manager.
California and Oregon Mails.
WASHINGTON. January 3d.-The Post.
Office Department has ordered that mails
be allowed to lie over at night at Yreka on
| Springs, provided that no connections be
| broken.
| Death of Colonel McA1lister.
New YORK, January 4th-A. M.-Colonel
Julian McAllister, who died yesterday, after
he had served in the army fourteen years,
was commissioned as Captain in 1865. He
was made brevet Major and brevet Lieu
tenant Colonel for faithful and meritorious
services in the ordnance department. and
at the same time was made brevet Colonel
| for ability and faithfulness in the discharge
of his duties as Senior Ordnance Officer in
the Department of the Pacific. He received
the full rank of Major in 1866, Lieutenant
Colonel in 1874, and Colonel in 1881. For
nineteen years before his transfer to Gov
ernor's Island, three months ago, Colonel
| McAllister had command of the Benicia
Arsenal, California, and at the time of his
| death Governors Island Arsenal and the
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds were in his
charge.
Might Be In Better Business.
New YORK, January 4th-A. Nav
yers McDermott & Kenny held a meeting
with eight or ten Cinnamon in a laundry
in Newark yesterday to further their
scheme of organizing the Chinese laundry
men in an effort to resist the opposition
which the steam laundry owners are rails.
| ing and to induce the Mongolians to con-
| form to the convenuo2a,ities of American
| customs. Their first object was to effect 8
reconciliation between the two clans into
which the Cinnamon of Newark were
divided This was effected with consider
able discussion which the interpreter die
not give in detail to the lawyers. The
next arrangement was made for more
general meeting on Thursday, and McDer
mott promised to have manifests prepared
| for adoption Cd that day. The Interpreter
said the Chinese desired to accomplish
their work secretly.